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22 children die of Chandipura virus in Gujarat this monsoon

Twenty-two children have died due to Chandipura virus (CHPV) infection in Gujarat this monsoon season, [...]

Study links prolonged heat exposure during pregnancy to adverse birth outcomes

A nationwide analysis of data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) quantifies the link [...]

Why you get better care when you stop nodding and start asking why

Priya walks into an orthopaedician’s clinic with knee pain that she says she has had [...]

How breast milk programmes a baby’s long-term health and why India must improve its

Lactation, or the process of making breast milk, starts months before a pregnant woman gives [...]

Previously unknown alloy found in Hiroshima blast debris

Researchers have found a previously unknown metal alloy created by the blast of the Hiroshima [...]

Prediabetes, obesity among adolescents in Chennai rose sharply over 17 years, study

The prevalence of prediabetes and obesity among adolescent school children in Chennai has risen sharply [...]

Karnataka bars sale of foods high in fat, sugar and salt within 50 metres of

The advisory, issued on July 24 under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and [...]

Lung cancer accounts for 6% of cancer cases in Karnataka; tobacco remains biggest

Lung cancer continues to pose a significant public health challenge in Karnataka, accounting for over [...]

Leptospirosis mortality spirals up in Kerala

The case fatality rate of leptospirosis has been spiralling up in Kerala with the disease [...]

Australia defends teen social media ban after study shows most still online

Australia’s government mounted a defence on Saturday of its world-first ban on social ​media for [...]